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5 Tips for Helping Your Data Scientists Do Their (Intended) Jobs

Feb 11, 2016

The data scientist has practically become a mythical creature in business lore. Revered, rare, and – purportedly -- supernatural in their abilities. As early as 2012, the data scientist was lauded as the "Sexiest Job of the Century." However, as Big Data has matured into a household term, businesses have begun to transition away from the hype. In many cases, ambitious analytics projects and big budgets have melted away, revealing the day-to-day -- and unforeseen -- problems of implementation.